Teaching English in Thailand

Teaching English in Thailand

With a TEFL certification and a four-year degree, you can find jobs teaching English in Thailand year-round, as it is an enormous and fast growing market for teaching English abroad. Jobs teaching Engish in Thailand are found primarily in private language schools for both children and adults. Within recent years, however, the demand in Thailand's public school system for English language teachers with a TEFL certification has expanded considerably.

While most job interviews for teaching English in Thailand are conducted in person, some are completed in advance over the phone and via e-mail. English instructors in Thailand are typically responsible for airfare and housing expenses. Most teachers live in apartments recently vacated by previous teachers, and many room with coworkers. Contracts typically last 12 months with jobs available to teach business professionals as well as children.

A generous salary affords those teaching English in Thailand the opportunity to live a comfortable lifestyle, while saving 250–300 USD per month. The Thai Baht is valued at about one third of the US Dollar- foreigners have considerable purchasing power while in the country. English language schools in Thailand offer approximately 20 to 25 hours of work per week, allowing for plenty of time to travel and explore. A four-year bachelor’s degree and a TEFL certification are typically required to teach English in Thailand. Major cities for teaching English in Thailand include Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, and Pattaya.

Interesting Facts About Life in Thailand

Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country that has never been colonized, despite heavy European pressure.

Thai cuisine is one of the most famous in the world, consisting of a blend of 5 fundamental tastes: sour, sweet, spicy, salty, and bitter.

Thailand is the world’s largest exporter of rice.

Teaching English in Thailand. . .

From the bustling streets of Bangkok to the mystic city of Chang Mai, Thailand embodies both the past and the future of Southeast Asia. Travelers feel immediately welcomed upon arriving in Thailand- so much so that it is often referred to as "The Land of Smiles." Thai cuisine is in a class of its own, and the average meal costs about as much as a can of soda in the U.S. Explore Buddhist pagodas, relax in open-air pubs, meander through colorful floating markets, and (if you’re daring) dine on some barbequed crickets or spiders from a streetside vendor.